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5th Feb 2024
UK joins the war on disposable vapes
How can we make sure that efforts to regulate vaping and e cigarettes don't inadvertently create more problems than they solve?
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1st Feb 2024
Behavioural Science in Latin America and the Caribbean: BIT's Journey and Vision for 2024 and beyond
as the new Director of our LAC team, ushering in an era of tech-driven behavioral insights.
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26th Jan 2024
From statistics to solutions: the urgency of youth violence prevention
On Thursday the Youth Justice Board (YJB) released its annual youth justice statistics. There are some positives to take from this data, most notably the fall in the average number of children in custody at any one time, which at 440 is the lowest number on record. Meanwhile the number…
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25th Jan 2024
ChatGOV: Will people trust AI tools to help them use public services?
At BIT, we’re excited about AI’s potential to improve how citizens interact with public services - from providing tailored advice, to streamlining application processes.
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17th Jan 2024
Learning from Fujitsu: The importance of procurement reform
Since the airing of the ITV drama Mr Bates v Post Office, the public outrage at the criminalisation of hundreds of innocent people has naturally focused on the Post Office’s leadership and long running political inaction.
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9th Jan 2024
The promise of behavioral science in Latin America
These past few months, the BIT LAC team traveled across the region. We shared new behavioral insights knowledge; reflected on the future of the field; and learned from local practitioners, academics, and civil servants.
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9th Jan 2024
La promesa de las ciencias comportamentales en América Latina
El mes pasado, el equipo de BIT América Latina y El Caribe (BIT LAC) viajó por la región. Compartimos nuestro conocimiento sobre las ciencias comportamentales, reflexionamos sobre el futuro de la disciplina, y aprendimos de los profesionales, académicos, y funcionarios locales.
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9th Jan 2024
A promessa da ciência comportamental na América Latina
Nos últimos meses, a equipe BIT LAC viajou pela região. Compartilhamos novos conhecimentos sobre insights comportamentais; refletimos sobre o futuro da área; e aprendemos com profissionais locais, acadêmicos e funcionários públicos.
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4th Jan 2024
Three Challenges for Applied Behavioral Science: Overcoming the Hurdles to Private Sector Adoption
While we like to think of ourselves as open to new ideas, the reality is that encountering a new framework or way of thinking is also somewhat threatening.
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28th Dec 2023
Three Promising Opportunities for Applied Behavioral Science Compliance, Cybersecurity & Human Resources
Applied behavioral science has flourished in the private sector over the past decade. Today, there are an estimated 154 corporate behavioral science teams. And this figure doesn’t begin to capture the full magnitude of this work, including recent projects by such disparate companies as Unilever, Indeed and Meta.